Matthew 25-26: Jesus Heals
Thursday, October 30, 2025
We are reminded by these simple verses that just as Jesus touches the people in this reading he also touches us. Daily. He knows our sorrows and pain and so when we are open to his touch. He heals the greatest and smallest ache. When we suffer too deeply to even call on him for help, he abides to await our awakening to him. And when we are yet too anxious about the difficulties of life to even formulate our petitions to God, Jesus soothes us and eases our way.
The MAGNIFICAT Monday Morning and Evening Prayers are centered on Psalms 84 and 94 and they are apt for today’s Noontime. They speak to the human need to know that God acts in our lives and that God’s promises are real. They assure us that we are best healed when we travel lightly and when we seek God persistently.
Prayer before Psalm 84: Jesus instructed the disciples to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick – no food, no sack, no money in their belts. (Mark 6:8) We are a pilgrim people, journeying through the varied landscapes of life, on our way to the heavenly Jerusalem. Let us travel light, unburdened by useless baggage – material or spiritual – and sing this pilgrim psalm to the God who has given us such a glorious goal in life.
Prayer before Psalm 94: God does not withdraw his mercy, nor permit even one of his promises to fail. (Sirach 47:22) Uncertainty is an ever-present reality to the Christian believer. Is God really there? Is God really interested? Can God really hear prayers? Does God really act in today’s world? Does God still keep promises even now? The Psalmist faced the same questions with a courageous, “Yes”!
God is faithful and will not let you be tried beyond your strength. (1 Corinthians 10:13)
The promise is made to you and to your children and to all those far off, whomever the Lord our God will call. (Acts 2:39)
With faith in God who keeps all promises, let us pray. We place our trust in you!
For those who do not believe in God: grant them the gift of faith. We place our trust in you!
For those who do not believe in Jesus Christ: grant them the gift of faith. We place our trust in you!
For those who do not trust in your love or your promises: grant them the gift of faith. We place our trust in you!
Amen.
A re-post from October 5, 2011.
Cameron, Peter John. “Prayer for the Morning.” “Prayer for the Evening.” MAGNIFICAT. 3.10 (2011): 57-68. Print.
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